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Atlanta (CNN) — A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday.The LATAM Airlines flight<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/pilot-dies-after-flight-from-miami-makes-emergency-landing-in-panama/">Read More</a>
An airline pilot died after collapsing in the bathroom of a Miami, U.S. to Chile flight with 271 passengers onboard. Captain Ivan Andaur began feeling unwell three hours into the LATAM Airlines flight from Florida to Santiago and after collapsing in the bathroom, he received emergency treatment from the crew. The flight took 30 minutes to divert to Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport and first responders declared Andaur, a 25-year veteran pilot, dead when the plane landed.
LATAM Flight 505 luckily had three pilots onboard the 8-hour flight
In two cases, both involving Indian pilots, including the IndiGo pilot, Cardiac Arrest has been ascertained as the reason, while the reason for the death of LATAM pilot is not yet clear.
A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday.